We started our day in the blinding sunshine at the Taj Mahal. It is a stunning site, shining in all of its whiteness, symmetrically pleaseing to the eye and larger than life.
Gate 1 Travel hired a professional photographer. To accompany us and take photos of us, including a group photo, a complimentary copy coming to each of us. The individual photos were for sale and I got about five of them.
The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a memorial to his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who dies giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. Construction began the next year and was completed in 1653. Not long after it was finished he was over thrown my his son and imprisoned in the RedFort, with a view of Taj Mahal from his quarters across the river. He died eight years later.
While on the grounds I did a few yoga poses, including sirsasana!
